Image: Shutterstock If flexibility is the future then the apprenticeship levy should get on board by Brendan Coulson Comment 9/08/23 1
Sharia-compliant student finance might be coming. It might not Sharia-compliant student finance might be coming. It might not by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/07/23
Image: Shutterstock Cutting fees for foundation years could turn out to be foolhardy by David Kernohan Data 18/07/23 7
OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24 OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 7/07/23
Image: Shutterstock Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England by Simon Marginson Comment 6/07/23 3
The boycott bill gets a mauling The boycott bill gets a mauling by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/07/23 1
Graduate earnings and loan forecasts Graduate earnings and loan forecasts by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 29/06/23 3
A more flexible funding system needs to apply to maintenance not just tuition A more flexible funding system needs to apply to maintenance not just tuition by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/06/23
What could better regulation of franchising look like? What could better regulation of franchising look like? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/06/23 1
Image: Midjourney How franchising higher education became big business by Jim Dickinson Long read 12/06/23 5
Image: Midjourney It’s time to take a closer look at an “opaque corner” of higher education by Mark Leach Comment 12/06/23 5
Image: Shutterstock What I’ve learned from Labour’s tuition fee announcement by Iain Mansfield Comment 7/06/23
Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants) Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants) by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/06/23
Image: Shutterstock When it comes to the cost of delivery, we may not be on the right TRAC by David Kernohan Comment 26/05/23 1
Image: Shutterstock No to free education, but yes to a progressive and proportionate graduate tax by Gareth Smith Comment 25/05/23 4
What sort of state are university finances in? What sort of state are university finances in? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 18/05/23 5
The budget squeeze begins in Northern Ireland The budget squeeze begins in Northern Ireland by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 15/05/23
Image: Shutterstock The Labour Party is in the market for higher education funding ideas by Debbie McVitty Comment 7/05/23
UKRI stipends aren't going up by as much as we thought UKRI stipends aren’t going up by as much as we thought by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/05/23
The cost of free higher education The cost of free higher education by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 3/05/23
Image: Midjourney Make it make sense – understanding England’s system of student finance by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/05/23 2
Starmer drops free education, Wales turns away from England and PGR funding gets fudged Starmer drops free education, Wales turns away from England and PGR funding gets fudged by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 2/05/23 1
Ditching interest and debt would blow the debate about HE funding wide open Ditching interest and debt would blow the debate about HE funding wide open by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/04/23 3
Image: Shutterstock Let’s have a better debate about university funding by David Kernohan Comment 17/04/23 2
Image: IKON We need to break the impasse on higher education funding. Here’s how by Iain Mansfield Comment 14/04/23
Justine Greening looked to the skies and found a graduate tax Justine Greening looked to the skies and found a graduate tax by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 12/04/23
Image: Midjourney How to create a truly tertiary funding model in England (and beyond) by David Hughes Comment 12/04/23 8
Image: Shutterstock The grim calculus of access and participation by Debbie McVitty Comment 3/04/23 2
Image: Shutterstock What does the lifelong loan entitlement mean for postgraduate study? by Mark Bennett Policy Watch 23/03/23 2
Image: Shutterstock The Lifelong Loan Entitlement could get very expensive for learners by David Kernohan Analysis 15/03/23
Image: Shutterstock Learners accessing the Lifelong Loan Entitlement will need souped up careers advice by Sunday Blake Comment 13/03/23 5
Coins and money Underfunding smaller institutions has serious consequences by Angela Halston Comment 1/03/23 2
Photo: House of Commons Lifelong learning bill fails to receive scrutiny by David Kernohan Comment 28/02/23 5
Image: Shutterstock Labour should go back to the future to find answers on maintenance by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/02/23
Image: Shutterstock The public supports universities and students more than we think by Jim Dickinson Comment 2/02/23
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/02/23 5
Image: Shutterstock Can industrial action accelerate a resolution to the pay and pensions dispute? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/01/23 4
Image: Shutterstock Why can’t we just have more medical student places? by David Kernohan Explainer 19/01/23 1
Podcast: Student finance, student suicide, PGR supervision, Disabled students by Team Wonkhe Podcasts 16/12/22 2
Image: Shutterstock Graduate tax gets floated, and shot down again, all in one morning by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/12/22
Who's small, specialist, and "world class"? Who’s small, specialist, and “world class”? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 8/12/22 2
Photo: House of Commons What’s in the Autumn Statement for higher education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 17/11/22 5
Image: Shutterstock Finding higher education in the national accounts by David Kernohan Analysis 14/11/22 1
Podcast: Regulatory burden, Dearing, governor diversity, harassment by Team Wonkhe Podcasts 11/11/22 1
Image: Shutterstock How do we manage and support an expanding sector? by David Kernohan Comment 7/11/22
Image: Shutterstock How could income contingent loans work better? by Simon Marginson Analysis 7/11/22 4
Image: Shutterstock There are no easy answers for university finances this year by David Kernohan Analysis 31/10/22 1
Little demand for fee loan backed short courses Little demand for fee loan backed short courses by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 27/09/22
Image: Shutterstock Is it time for another major review of higher education? by David Kernohan Comment 26/09/22 2
Image: Two Point Studios/Sega If you keep students happy, they’ll learn – and joust by Ben Huskins Comment 23/09/22
PGRs get a 13 per cent increase on their stipends PGRs get a 13 per cent increase on their stipends by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/09/22 1
Image: IKON Can rapid collegiality help address permanent volatility? by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/09/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Is the international expansion miracle about to push up against capacity constraints? by Jim Dickinson Comment 22/08/22 3
Image: Shutterstock Tighter finances will impact students. Should we warn them? by Jim Dickinson Comment 17/08/22 1
Image: Shutterstock The PGR-led campaign group organising for liveable stipends by Ansh Bhatnagar Comment 16/08/22 3
Just what we need, another graduate interest rate cut Just what we need, another graduate interest rate cut by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 10/08/22
The poorest students are being fiddled out of £2,000 this autumn The poorest students are being fiddled out of £2,000 this autumn by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 5/08/22
Image: IKON Is poor information about student costs careless or calculated failure? by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/08/22 3
Should Scotland scrap free tuition? Should Scotland scrap free tuition? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/08/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Are universities sleepwalking into the cost of living crisis? by Meg Price Comment 1/08/22
Should universities be charging master's deposits? Should universities be charging master’s deposits? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/07/22 4
Image: IKON Some students were entitled to a Covid refund after all by Jim Dickinson Analysis 2/07/22 4
Podcast: Equality charters, free speech, staff and tech, Labour and fees by Team Wonkhe Podcasts 1/07/22
Image: Shutterstock OfS uses London weighting – just not for providers by Diana Beech Comment 28/06/22 2
Should Labour drop free education? Should Labour drop free education? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/06/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Learning design is the key to assuring the quality of modular provision by Nick Mount Comment 11/05/22 1
Image: Shutterstock The public likes the idea of lifelong learning – but not a “lifelong loan” by Patrick Thomson Analysis 9/05/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Back up higher education reform with the funding to maintain quality by Lily Bull Comment 9/05/22 3
Lower fees, more student grants. In Ireland. Lower fees, more student grants. In Ireland. by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 5/05/22
Image: Shutterstock OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers by David Kernohan Policy Watch 31/03/22 3
Emma Hardy looks for answers on graduate hardship Emma Hardy looks for answers on graduate hardship by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 30/03/22 1
Image: Shutterstock How sustainable are the finances of English universities? by Debbie McVitty Comment 17/03/22 2
Image: Shutterstock Is it time to think again about student number controls? by David Kernohan Long read 14/03/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Is the new student loan system really fairer? by Gavan Conlon Analysis 25/02/22 3
Image: Shutterstock The country can’t afford to underfund universities by Steve West Comment 25/02/22 1
Image: Shutterstock The government has missed an opportunity to alleviate the impacts of debt by Claire Callender Comment 25/02/22
Image: Shutterstock The same but different – devolution and the response to Augar by Lucy Hunter Blackburn Comment 25/02/22 1
Image: Shutterstock In the Augar response ministers are trying for a third way between capping opportunity or letting the HE market run amok by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 24/02/22 1
Image: Shutterstock There’s a giant student-shaped hole in the government’s Augar response by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/02/22
First look at the new price groups First look at the new price groups by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/02/22
Image: Shutterstock Are universities the right vehicle for schools improvement? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/11/21 2